Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them. In the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hands of their adversaries. But after they had rest, they did evil again before you; therefore you left them in the hands of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them; yet when they returned, and cried to you, you heard from heaven; and many times you delivered them according to your mercies, and testified against them, that you might bring them again to your law. Yet they were arrogant, and didn’t listen to your commandments, but sinned against your ordinances (which if a man does, he shall live in them), turned their backs, stiffened their neck, and would not hear. Yet many years you put up with them, and testified against them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they would not listen. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
“Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you didn’t make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv28–30 He declareth how God’s mercies ever contended with the…
He declareth how God’s mercies ever contended with the wickedness of the people, who ever in their prosperity forgat God.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv27–31 Neh 9:27 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand…
Neh 9:27 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest [them] from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
Ver. 27. Therefore thou deliveredst them] Flagitium et flagellum, sicut acus et filum. Sin and punishment are tied together with chains of adamant.
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Who vexed them] Heb. Put them to straits; so that they had not what shift to make or how to help themselves.
And in the time of their trouble] Vexatio dedit intellectum. The time of affliction is the time of supplication. When out of the depths God’s people cry unto him, they may have anything, Zec 13:9, speedy audience, unmiscarrying returns of their prayers.
Thou gavest them saviours] i.e. Deliverers, such as the judges were, Jdg 3:9, and such as Flaminius the Roman was to the poor Argives; who therefore called him Saviour, Saviour, and that with such a courage, ut corvi fortuito supervolantes, in stadium deciderent, that the birds fell to the earth amazed with that outcry; the air was so dissipated with their acclamations (Plut. in Flam.).
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv29–30 Which if a man do, he shall live in…
Which if a man do, he shall live in them; of which see on Lev 18:5; Eze 20:11; Rom 10:5; Gal 3:12.
Withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, i.e. would not submit to thy yoke, like stubborn oxen.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv27–31 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their…
Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them,.... As the kings of Mesopotamia, Moab, Canaan, and others:
and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee; as they usually did, Jdg 3:9,
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thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hands of their enemies; such were judges, Othniel, Ehud, Barak, Gideon, &c. and this was, done for them, not on account of their merits, but the abundant unmerited mercy of the Lord towards them.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv27, 30 Verse 27. Thou gavest them saviours] The whole book…
Verse 27. Thou gavest them saviours] The whole book of Judges is a history of God's mercies, and their rebellions.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv27, 28, 30, 31 Neh 9:27. When they cried unto thee, &c. —…
Neh 9:27. When they cried unto thee, &c. — The whole book of Judges verities this, that God delivered them for their sins unto the Moabites, the Canaanites, and divers other enemies, who grievously domineered over them; but when they cried to God for help, he was so gracious as to send such men as Barak, Gideon, and others, to be their saviours, that is, deliverers, from tyranny.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v27 Thou gavest them saviours - See Jdg 3:15 etc.
Thou gavest them saviours - See Jdg 3:15 etc.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv27–30 Saviours. Josue, (Calmet) and more particularly the judges, (Menochius)…
Saviours. Josue, (Calmet) and more particularly the judges, (Menochius) David, &c. (Calmet)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv29–30 29. Withdrew the shoulder — Like the refractory ox…
29. Withdrew the shoulder — Like the refractory ox or the “backsliding heifer” (Hos_4:16) that rebels against the yoke. Compare Zec_7:11.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv27–31 27. enemies … vexed] R.V. adversaries … distressed. The…
27. enemies … vexed] R.V. adversaries … distressed. The English version cannot reproduce the alliteration of the Hebrew, where ‘adversaries,’ ‘distressed’ and ‘trouble’ have a common root.
thou heardest them] R.V. omit them. So in Neh_9:28. Cf. ‘Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place,’ 1Ki_8:30.
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saviours] LXX. σωτηρίας. Vulg. ‘salvatores.’ By this title the judges are spoken of in Jdg_2:16; Jdg_3:9; Jdg_3:15. Cf. 2Ki_13:5, ‘And the Lord gave Israel a saviour.’
27, 28. The Period of the Judges
This is narrated without any attempt at detailed treatment.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v27 (27) Their enemies who vexed them.—The phraseology in this…
(27) Their enemies who vexed them.—The phraseology in this and the following verse shows that the Book of Judges is carefully remembered in the prayer.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv27–30 Thou gavest them saviours. e.g. Othniel and Ehud, (who…
Thou gavest them saviours. e.g. Othniel and Ehud, (who are called "saviours," Jud_1:3:9, 15) Shamgar, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson, Saul, David, etc. The writer seems to have the history of "Judges" especially in his mind (see the next verse).
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv28, 30 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
In these verses, the Levites continue to praise Yahweh in the presence of the people of Israel.
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they had rest, they did evil again before you
Here "they" refers to the Israelites and "you" to Yahweh.
you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies
Here "hand" represents power or control. AT: "you abandoned them and allow their enemies to defeat them" (See: Metonymy)
did not listen to your commands
If your language has a word for "listen" that also means "obey," use it here.
your decrees which give life to anyone who obeys them
Yahweh himself is spoken of as if he were the decrees themselves. AT: "you even though you give life to everyone who obeys your decrees" (See: Metonymy)
They gave the stubborn shoulder-blade and stiffened their neck
These are images of an ox refusing to allow its owner to put a yoke on its shoulders. Here they are a metaphor that represents the people being stubborn. AT: "They became stubborn" (See: Metaphor)
translationWords
rest
evil
adversary
rule
heaven
compassion
law
command
sin
decree
life
obey
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v28 9:28-31 The people did not learn from mistakes made…
9:28-31 The people did not learn from mistakes made in the period of the judges (9:26-27), and the same pattern of disobedience emerged during the subsequent monarchy (cp. 2 Kgs 17). Despite the nation’s persistent disobedience (Neh 9:29), God was persistent in his love, patience, compassion, and guidance through the Spirit and through the prophets.
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